Return to Class of 1976 12/24/2022 Marita “Rita” Kay (Pitt) Raney, age 64, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022, at the Knoxville Hospital. Rita was born on April 24, 1958, in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond James and Mary Lou (Byers) Pitt. She grew up in Knoxville and attended Knoxville […]
Return to Class of 1962 12/23/2022 Ruth Charlene (Evans) Jones of Pershing, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly, on Dec 23, 2022, at the age of 79 years old at her home. Ruth was born on May 16, 1943, to Harvey Winfield and Ethelyn Fay Evans. Ruth was united in marriage to Lodus Delno Jones, Sr. on
Return to Class of 1948 12/13/2022 William Richard Mitchell, 91, passed away on December 13, 2022, in Ankeny, Iowa. He was born December 17, 1930, to Frank and Inez Mitchell in their Knoxville, Iowa home. He served two tours in the Navy in non-combat areas on the USS Hollister DD-788 and in Seabees Battalions 2
Return to Class of 1964 12/05/2022 Funeral Mass for Dianne (Everly) Funk, 76, who passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, at home, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 9, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Graveside service will take place at 1:30 p.m., Friday in the Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville. Dianne is
Return to Class of 1962 11/26/2022 Ronald Leon Houser, the son of Dewey Emmanuel and Doris Mae (Selby) Houser, was born on January 17, 1944, in Newton, Iowa. He graduated in 1962 from Knoxville Senior High School. On July 14, 1970, Ron was united in marriage with Janet Ranee Brees in Unionville, Missouri. Ron worked
Return to Class of 1966 011/25/2022 It is with sadness we learned of the death of Floyd Owen Cooley, a recently retired member of the School of Music. He died on Nov. 25, 2022, after a serious illness, He was 74. Broadly and universally known tubist Floyd O. Cooley has been heard in presentations all
Return to Class of 1966 11/25/2022 Sheryl Lynn Hunt was born July 17, 1948, in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Clarence and Velta (Burt) VandeKamp. She graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1966. During high school, Sheryl worked at the Corner Café. She then worked for the Iowa Department of Social Services
Return to Class of 1974 11/23/2022 Daniel Lee Philben, 66, passed away with family and friends by his side on November 23, 2022. Dan was born in Neligh, NE on January 17, 1956, to Michael and Patricia (Krause) Philben. He grew up in Knoxville, IA, and graduated in 1974. Dan moved to Aspen, CO in
Return to Class of 1965 11/22/2022 Katherine Marie Hess was born August 30, 1947, in California the daughter of Howard Lee and Lucille Margaret (Miller) Pitt. Kathy’s family lived in California while her father was in the military. They eventually moved to Knoxville, Iowa where she attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School through the eighth grade.
Return to Class of 1995 11/21/2022 Joshua Michael Trout, age 45, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on November 21, 2022. Josh was born on June 10, 1977, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Michael and Lori (Mart) Trout. Josh grew up in Knoxville and graduated with the class of 1995. Following high school,
